Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital Series
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori, WoO 57
Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 126
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
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About the Performer
Clara Xu is a sophomore at MIT studying physics. She started playing piano at age 4 and previously studied with Dr. Horacio Nuguid in Minnesota. Currently, she is a student of Marilyn Roth. This is her first year in the MIT Emerson Fellowship program; previously, she was part of the Scholarship program where she performed Chopin’s third sonata. She also participates in MIT’s Chamber Music Society, where she has played chamber works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Reger.
About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study
Funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941) in response to an appeal from Associate Provost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music), the Emerson/Harris Program offers merit-based financial awards for private study in music to students of outstanding achievement on their instruments in classical, jazz or world music. Each academic year, the Emerson/Harris Program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly fifty students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the music faculty, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston.
